Question

Lily has an aquarium with water, plants, and fish that eat the plants. The aquarium is sealed so no material can get in or out, and has glass sides that allow light to come in. The aquarium can also be covered to prevent light from entering. The number of energy storage molecules in the plants and fish started out low, but that number has been increasing over time. Has the aquarium been in sunlight or has it been covered during this time? What has happened to the carbon in the water?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Will has an aquarium with water, plants, and fish that eat the plants. It is sealed so no material can get in or out, and has glass sides that allow sunlight to come in. The aquarium can also be covered to prevent light from entering. The amount of carbon in the aquarium's water started out high.The aquarium has been covered so no light gets in, and there is less carbon in the water. The aquarium has been covered so no light gets in, and there is more carbon in the water.

Answer 2

Answer:

• As the number of energy storage molecules in plants and fish were increasing, it means that the aquarium was kept in the sunlight as the plant can undergo the process of photosynthesis.

• The process by which light energy is transformed into chemical energy in the form of sugars is known as photosynthesis.
• Using light energy, glucose (or other sugars) are created from carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen being released as a byproduct.
• The glucose molecules give organisms access to fixed organic carbon and energy, two essential resources.
• Carbon is a component of carbon dioxide, an abiotic substance. Additionally, carbon is found in biotic molecules that store energy.
• Using carbon dioxide and the energy from sunshine, producers create energy storage molecules during the process of photosynthesis. If one component of a system changes, the remainder of the system is affected, which transfers carbon from abiotic to biotic matter.
• More carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter increases the amount of carbon that can be used by producers to create energy storage molecules.
• Less carbon is available for producers to use in the synthesis of energy storage molecules when there is less carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) in abiotic matter.

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